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No Sunbeam radiant control toaster. This list is a farce.
where the frying pan?
How the fuck am I just learning that toasters can have little racks on top for croissants?
I assume you can’t actually bake them like this. This is just for reheating them while keeping them crispy and flaky, right?
Toaster ovens can toast way thicker and larger slices than a standard toaster, and can also be used as a mini oven.
if i wanted a mini oven, id use an air frier. but otherwise I should probably get one
And air fryer is just a toaster oven with a fan
Is there a tier class above S for the most advanced toaster ever made?
If you prefer to avoid single-purpose kitchen appliances, then you will prefer toaster ovens to toasters. (Also, a normal oven can do.)
A toaster oven is also the superior appliance for making toast as it can toast bread that has already been loaded up with things like butter or peanut butter.
I think I see one toaster oven in the list, listed as D tier, which makes sense for that one because it has a built-in coffee maker.
But where’s the normal toaster oven in this list? That would be S-tier.
Beg to differ, I traded my S tier standard toaster for my dad’s toaster oven because he liked mine so much when I stayed with him during COVID times. The toaster oven is top notch but the added utility of preloaded toppings is offset by the counter top footprint. It also only really toasts one side properly.
The kicker is, most of the best applications are better done on a real oven. That’s how I do garlic bread, for instance. The only advantage is if I want to make something quick and sad, such as a pretend grilled cheese sandwich for the kids while I’m sick, I can slab cheese on each slice of bread and put them together at the end. Luckily little kids have no taste, so they don’t mind.
Toaster oven is superior. I don’t mind the counter top space because it is a superior appliance.
Mine toast both sides, as there is a top and bottom heating element. It’s was better for reheating pizza than a microwave (takes longer, but the end result is way better). It’s really handy to have a smaller secondary oven when cooking big meals. I roasted a turkey breast in mine last year, while the stuffing cooked at a different temp in the oven.
reheating pizza
Blasphemy!
Cold pizza is the world’s greatest food and this is a hill that I am willing to die on!
I’ll concede it’s good at pizza reheats. We don’t do that often but it’s much better than microwave and about the same quality but faster than oven.
Depending on the size, it might not be that useful for secondary dishes but that’s mostly cause mines just slightly too small for my standard casserole dish. At some point it’s just a mini convection oven, which I have used before for Thanksgiving and it’s admittedly a godsend (although I’d only borrow it. I very much do not have the space for one).
Mines also both sides heat, but I think it’s a little different still as only one side will have hot metal pressed against the bread. You get a little different taste/texture with both sides pressed against the hot metal. I suspect it’s also more energy efficient, too. Suffice to say it’ll still be S tier for the standard toast case.
I struggle to imagine how an actual commercial salamander is ranked lower than these gimmicky counter appliance abominations
Only acceptable design is A-tier, all others are unnecessarily restrictive in size and dimensions of the food to toast. Only idiots limit themselves to sliced bread.
S-tier is A and B tiers combined so it’s superior.
No it is not superior. It doesn’t allow for only toasting one side of the food, it forces you to toast both/all sides. It has less flexibility and still restrictions regarding foods that can go it it conveniently.
Maybe you can’t see it but it’s this type:
BTW I love that people are taking this seriously. I only did this to troll my “mother in law” that has the F tier one. I hate it but she swears by it. She appreciated my hard work.
Oh you’re 100% mistaken if you think my responses are serious and sincere.
What kind of toaster tier list leaves out T Tier!
This list is missing the Sunbeam Radiant Control Toaster, which is utterly unique, and, imo, absolutely S-Tier.
I was beyond belief that such a tier list could exist without it.
As I said, no change requests will be accepted. Thank you for your cooperation.
(It would be B tier anyway. It doesn’t work with thicker slices and it’s unique features are not enough to take it to A)
You’re objectively wrong, but I appreciate your conviction.
Thank you.
Those “c-tier” motorised hotel-buffet ones are kinda goated for their use case. Stupid for home use of course.
I still have burn scars on my knuckles from working at a bagel restaurant that used one of those when I was a teenager.
They still have plenty of issues. The ones I used never toast the bread well enough in one pass (because different types of bread require different time), so you have to wait in front of it and pass it multiple times. The controls are speed and power and it’s not easy to calibrate perfectly but once you put your bread in it even if you can see it’s burning you can’t just take it out, it has to pass through the entire machine. I’ve also seen cases where the bread will get stuck inside or go down the slide to fast and end up on the floor. I will take traditional toaster over them every time.
You should change this.
An AI powered toaster would clearly stand head over heels above all the rest of these posers…
Just use more AI bro. Just one more is all you need.
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is the first one in E even a toaster? looks like an old-fashioned waffle iron
It’s called a Pie Iron. You butter two pieces of bread and put them butter down onto the cast iron and fill it with whatever you want with your sandwich. It then closes up and you latch it closed and stick it into a fire pit to cook.
Amazing camping snacks.
As a Brit, almost all of these are an abomination and an affront to God’s plans.
Yes, as with any tier, upper half is acceptable. Lower half is not.
I’m happy with my WMF toaster. But seems I should try others…
